Why yes I would absolutely have been burned at the stake in the Middle Ages
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Why yes I would absolutely have been burned at the stake in the Middle Ages
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Why yes I would absolutely have been burned at the stake in the Middle Ages
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A broom making course! I wish I could attend! -
Why yes I would absolutely have been burned at the stake in the Middle Ages
@afewbugs that’s the best way to live your life though
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A broom making course! I wish I could attend! -
Why yes I would absolutely have been burned at the stake in the Middle Ages
I didn't know what a besom broom was, so I looked it up.
«When the twigs are ready, he trims them to the correct length, sits astride his ‘broomhorse’ (an ancient contraption used by all besom makers) and rolls a bundle of them into the required shape.
Next, he clamps them in the horse’s ‘jaw’, which is pulled downwards with a rudimentary mechanism controlled by his feet.» (from https://besombrooms.com)
Sounds like a shaving horse or a bodger's shavehorse, though I can't find a good photo of one. Are you going to carry one along to teach?
Meanwhile, the broom itself looks like many brooms here. I wonder how they're made here (though I doubt they involve a broomhorse). I shall try to find out sometime.
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I didn't know what a besom broom was, so I looked it up.
«When the twigs are ready, he trims them to the correct length, sits astride his ‘broomhorse’ (an ancient contraption used by all besom makers) and rolls a bundle of them into the required shape.
Next, he clamps them in the horse’s ‘jaw’, which is pulled downwards with a rudimentary mechanism controlled by his feet.» (from https://besombrooms.com)
Sounds like a shaving horse or a bodger's shavehorse, though I can't find a good photo of one. Are you going to carry one along to teach?
Meanwhile, the broom itself looks like many brooms here. I wonder how they're made here (though I doubt they involve a broomhorse). I shall try to find out sometime.
«though I can't find a good photo of one»
the page I linked to has photos aplenty. -